Bangladesh Bank

The Bangladesh Bank: 

Bangladesh Bank (BB) regulates and supervises the activities of all banks. It has been working as the central bank of Bangladesh since its independence. Its prime jobs include issuing of currency. Maintaining foreign exchange reserve and providing transactions facilities of all public monetary matters.

Bangladesh Bank has a governing body comprising of nine members with the governor as its chief. Apart from the hrad office in Dhaka of which two in Dhaka, it has nine more branches in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barishal, Khulna, Rangur, Bogra and Sylhet. The Bangladesh Bank is now carrying out a reform program to ensure quality serves by the banks. The Bangladesh Bank has a great significance over the economic condition of Bangladesh.

Bank Develops Bangladesh

The Role of Banks in Economic Development of Bangladesh:

Banks have played major roles in the economic development of the country. Most of the credit related schemes of the government to uplift the poorer and the under privileged sections have been implemented through the banking sector. The role of he banks have been important, but it is going to be even more important in the future.

Banks in Bangladesh:
The commercial banking system dominates Bangladesh's financial sector. Bangladesh Bank is the Central Bank of Bangladesh and the chief regularity authority in the sector. The banking system is composed of four state owned commercial banks, five specialized development banks, thirty private commercial banks and nine commercial foreign banks. The noble prize winning Grameen Bank is a specialized micro-finance institution, which revolutionized the concept of micro credit and contributed greatly towards poverty reduction and the empowerment of women in Bangladesh. Sonali Bank is the largest among the nationalized banks, while Pubali Bank is the leading in the private ones. Among the foreign banks Standard Chartered has become the largest one across the country.

Full Bank list-Bangladesh

Government. Banks in Bangladesh is usually following the same ancient pattern in their Banking service. They are not so modest on their innovative ideas. Still most of the Govt. Banks are not providing credit or debit card. But they are available in all thana or upazilla in Bangladesh. Specially rural people are having the bank faciliuties mostly by them.Here is the list of All Govt. Banks in Bangladesh: 

Govt. Bank-Bangladesh

Karmasangsthan bank

Bangladesh Krishi Bank

Sonali Bank

Janata Bank
 Agrani Bank

Rupali Bank

Bangladesh Bank

Social Bank

Private Commercial Banks in Bangladesh: At the same time these Private Banks are trying to provide all modern facilities to their customers. They are proving Internet banking, credit card, debit card, ATM booth. But Private banks are more available in bigger cities rathan than urban areas.Here is the list of Private commercial Bank in Bangladesh:

Private Commercial Bank-Bangladesh

 AB Bank Limited

 BRAC Bank Limited

Eastern Bank Limited

     Dutch Bangla Bank Limited

     Dhaka Bank Limited

     Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited

     Pubali Bank Limited

     Uttara Bank Limited

     IFIC Bank Limited

     National Bank Limited

     The City Bank Limited

     United Commercial Bank Limited

     NCC Bank Limited

     Prime Bank Limited

     SouthEast Bank Limited

     Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited

     Social Islami Bank Limited

     Standard Bank Limited

     One Bank Limited

     Exim Bank Limited

     Mercantile Bank Limited

  Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited

     Mutual Trust Bank Limited

     First Security Islami Bank Limited

     The Premier Bank Limited

     Bank Asia Limited

     Trust Bank Limited

     Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited

     Jamuna Bank Limited

    ICB Islamic Bank

Foreign Commercial Banks are trying to provide their standard service throughout the world.But in Bangladesh maximum foreign commercial banks are not accepting personal accounts. They are more interested in corporate and business banking. Here is the list of Foreign Commercial Banks in Bangladesh:

Foreign Commercial Bank-Bangladesh

Citibank

HSBC

Standard Chartered Bank

Commercial Bank of Ceylon

State Bank of India

Habib Bank

National Bank of Pakistan
Bank Alfalah